Live at Sir George Williams University
Live at Sir George Williams University is a live album by Dave Van Ronk, released in 1997. This recording was done live at a festival appearance during Expo '67 in 1967, at Sir George Williams University, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Writing for Allmusic, critic Lindsay Planer wrote of the album "Van Ronk's amenable nature is also evident in his interaction with the audience as he tells short jokes between numbers — especially notable is his "W.C. Fields Routine," proving yet again that this is no standard folky. Dave Van Ronk comes from a dying breed of entertainers who were adept at weaving a continuity into whatever they doing... Much of this set mirrors both the music he chose for inclusion on his long-players as well as tunes he would continue to perform throughout the remainder of his career. Van Ronk steers the show through a seemingly infinite maze of musical genres and influences."[1]
Track listing
- "Gambler's Blues" (Traditional) – 4:41
- "That Will Never Happen No More" (Blind Blake) – 4:17
- "The Old Man" (Bob Dylan) – 2:05
- "St. Louis Tickle" (Barney, Seymour) – 3:06
- "Frankie and Albert" (Traditional) – 4:07
- "Down and Out" (Traditional) – 2:39
- "W.C. Fields Routine" (Traditional) – :48
- "Mack the Knife" (Marc Blitzstein, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) – 3:26
- "Song of the Wandering Angus" (Judy Collins, William Butler Yeats) – 4:48
- "Mean World Blues" (Miller) – 2:57
- "Keep It Clean" (Charley Jordan) – 2:38
- "Statesboro Blues" (McTell) – 2:06
- "Cocaine" (Davis) – 4:10
Personnel
- Dave Van Ronk – vocals, guitar
Production notes
- Michael Nerenberg – engineer, liner notes, reissue producer, photography
- Jim West – executive producer
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